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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The barons in this meane time hauing got the citie of Worcester and Bridgenorth, Manh. West. with other pla|ces, were come into the south parts, to the end that they might win the castell of Douer, and find some meanes to set the lord Henrie (sonne to the king of Almaine that was prisoner beyond the seas) at liber|tie. In the meane time the bishops of Lincolne, Lon|don and Chester, Chron. Dunst. Bishops tra|uell to make peace. trauelled betwixt the king and ba|rons for a peace; but the barons would not agree, ex|cept that the king and queene would first cause the lord Henrie to be set at libertie, and deliuer into their hands the castels of Windsore, Douer, and other for|tresses, and send awaie all the strangers, and take such order that the prouisions of Oxenford might be obserued, as well by the king as others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king although these conditions seemed verie hard and displeasant to his mind, yet was he driuen to such an extremitie that he granted to accept them, and so an agreement was made and had betwixt him and the lords. But now all the difficultie was to ap|pease the lord Edward, and to remooue the strangers which he had placed in the castell of Windsore,Strangers kéepe the ca|stell of Wind|sore. which they had not onelie fortified, but also in manner de|stroied the towne, and doone much hurt in the coun|trie round about them. There were to the number of an hundred knights or men of armes (as I may call them) beside a great number of other men of warre. But now after that the king had agréed to the peace, the barons entred the citie on the sundaie before S. Margarets daie; and shortlie after the king came to Westminster with the quéene, and those of his councell. And immediatlie herevpon, by consent of the king and the barons, sir Hugh Spenser was made cheefe iustice and kéeper of the tower. During the time that the lords remained in London, manie robberies and riots were doone within the citie, and small redresse had in correcting the offendors, they were so borne out and mainteined by their maisters and others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The commons of the citie were farre out of order,The great disorder in the citie of London. for in the assemblies and courts, as well at Guild|hall as in other places, the matters and iudgement of things went by the voices of the simple and vndis|creet multitude, so that the substantiall and worship|full citizens were not regarded. The barons on the morrow following the feast of saint Iames, depar|ted from London toward Windsore, Abington. in which meane while prince Edward was gone to Bristow, & there thinking himselfe to be out of danger, by mishap there rose variance betwixt the citizens & his men, so that the whole citie reuolted from him, and prepa|red to besiege him in the castell, not doubting but easilie to win it. When he saw how the world went, he sent to the bishop of Worcester that was of the barons side, promising that he would agrée with the barons, if he would helpe to deliuer him out of the Bristow mens hands. The bishop taking his promise conueied him foorth in safetie toward the court; but when he came neere vnto Windsore, he turned thi|ther, greatlie to the misliking of the bishop: yet ne|uerthelesse when the barons came forward to besiege that castle, the lord Edward met them not farre from Kingston, offering them conditions of peace. Nic. Treuer. Some write that he was staied and not suffered to returne againe to Windsore, after he had ended his talke with the barons: but howsoeuer it was, the castell was surrendred, with condition that those that were within it should safelie depart, and so they did, and were conducted to the sea by Humfrey de Bohun the yoonger. ¶About the same time, Leolin prince of Wales destroied the lands of prince Edward in Cheshire, and the marshes thereabouts. The two ca|stels of Disard and Gannoc he tooke and destroied, being two verie faire fortresses.

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